The University of Tennessee announced its 2023 Hall of Fame class.
The school is hosting its first induction ceremony in three years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The inductees will be honored April 13-15.
Former Vol football player Carl Pickens is one of the inductees for the 2023 class.
Pickens played at Tennessee from 1989-91.
UT press release:
All-American Carl Pickens dazzled fans from 1989-91 at wide receiver, return specialist and even defensive back as a redshirt freshman. Pickens was a key contributor on the Vols’ back-to-back 1989 and 1990 SEC Championship teams. A 1989 SEC All-Freshman Team selection, he sparked UT to a win at LSU with a 93-yard kickoff return touchdown, and he was tabbed defensive MVP of the 1990 Cotton Bowl with a crucial interception in the endzone against Arkansas. His 1990 season saw him receive first-team All-SEC laurels with 917 receiving yards. He earned first-team All-America honors from four organizations as a junior in 1991, catching 49 passes for 817 yards for an average of 17.9 yards per catch. His 79.73 receiving yards per game led the SEC that fall. Pickens, who was also a standout on the track & field squad, was chosen in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He would go on to earn NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors that fall.
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